April 2015 Gen Conf in GIFs

For those who watched at home, this General Conference was one for the ages with many excellent talks and a few exciting moments. Read on.

Women kicked off the conference with the first session one week prior. Girl power!The sisters at the mic! Let’s go, ladeez!But then the Women’s session was pretty much 100% about gender roles and the Proclamation.Pres. Packer shared his lifetime memories and love of his wife.Sis. Burton celebrated fatherhood.E. Oaks cautioned against the distraction of wealth.Which I’m sure rich people took to heart.When Uchtdorf asked “Any opposed?”–some were!But Uchtdorf handled it like a pro, noting the dissenting votes and continuing.E. Andersen reminded us that “I can teach you to dance . . .”But only you can hear the music.At the Priesthood session, Pres. Uchtdorf talked about the facade of the Potemkin Village, pretending to be something we are not.And said we shouldn’t get too hung up on numbers.E. Causse reminded us that faith requires a sense of awe.And once we lose that sense of awe, it’s hard to get it back.E. Nielson surprised with the big reveal at the end of his talk: we are ALL the prodigal! Didn’t see THAT one coming.E. Holland’s cliff-hanging talk had us on the edge of our seats.E. Hales talked about religious freedom.E. Pino talked about having perspective.E. Uchtdorf continued to lay down truth bombs, stating just because you bought a plane ticket doesn’t mean you own the airline.E. Andersen reminds us “If everything is going perfectly for you right now, just wait.”E. Sitati said “Developing a vision of what I would become was essential to my progress.”E. Nelson warned us that “No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting.”A reminder not to let our baggage get in the way of being good parents.General Conference is one of those things that brings us all together.

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The pic of Carl and Ellie Fredrickson from Up! is touching.
It also reminded me of Gordon and Marjorie (Pay) Hinckley (recall that he also saw his wife pass on before him).

However, not up to the usual Hawk ‘standards’ of snarkiness. If you have the time, do re-watch the ORIGINAL (and still the best) Arthur, particularly the late John Gieguld’s Hobson. The Master of Snark. Oh well, even a few of the famed (and over-rated) star pitchers got ‘lit up’ yesterday in their respective openers, so one’s perfect.

Anyone else notice that the blogosphere has a problem spelling Elder Nelson’s name?

Loved the graphic for Uchtdorf handling the dissenting votes, though I’m a little confused why they keep asking if any are opposed to the FP and Q12 if they really don’t want any response. Just keep it in the stake and ward callings where it actually serves a purpose.

I really liked Elder Uchtdorfs and Elder Hollands talks. Whether you agree with them or not, they were about as doctrinal as you can get. By the comments, so far, it seems like most people got nothing out of everything.

I really liked what I felt was an elevation of fatherhood. If there was a reference to boys=priesthood and girls= moms it was onky made in passing (well except for the women’s session, and I missed that). #itwasdad

Sunday mornings session was one of the best complete sessions I’ve sat through.

I know a lot of the men leading prayers in our ward do the clasping of hands at the waist without folding arms….

Maybe it comes from the deacon years while standing waiting for the sacrament trays to come down the rows. When one is asked impromptu to pray, that stance comes fairly automatic when moving to that reverential standing posture.

Yes. Everytime I say I liked Elder Andersen’s talk I have to clarify I mean Wilford Andersen the 70, not Neil L Andersen of the 12. Since the latter spoke at the final session, I’ve yet to listen to him.